What is Michael Hovater's specialty?

Michael Hovater (NPI 1932360294) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Michael Hovater practice?

Michael Hovater practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1932360294.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Hovater?

Michael Hovater (NPI 1932360294) received approximately $135K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 384 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1932360294

Michael HovaterM.D.

NephrologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

645

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,368

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$131K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 128 Nephrology providers in AL — above median (cohort median 1,344).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

810

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$212K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Lisinopril152 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol112 claims

Losartan Potassium93 claims

Carvedilol66 claims

Amlodipine Besylate54 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$189

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$189

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$189

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Hovater's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 89 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	151	1,105
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	103	438
Regional Paramedical Services Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Jasper, AL	97	754
William Lyndon Nephrology · Birmingham, AL	82	1,402
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	65	217
Jeffrey Glaze Nephrology · Homewood, AL	65	1,067
AFFINITY HOSPITAL LLC	64	318
NNA OF ALABAMA, INC.	62	745
Ricardo Bracer Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	62	641
Agata Przekwas Nephrology · Bessemer, AL	59	1,101
Roman Brantley Nephrology · Bessemer, AL	55	829
Bryan Billions Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	54	655

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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